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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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